Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Colossal Bust of Alexander the Great
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Colossal Bust of Alexander the Great
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Image View:
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Overall view from the right side
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) or Ancient Greek sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC532
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Campidoglio 1; Palazzo Nuovo
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GPS:
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+41.893021+12.4825
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Greco-Roman; Hellenistic
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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marble (origin Greece)
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Subjects:
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portrait; rulers and leaders; Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.
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Description:
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Found in Rome in 1839. Because the marble has been identified as Greek in origin, it may be a Hellenistic (330 BCE to 31 BCE) original.
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-G-CM-ATG-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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